admit

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To allow to enter

   To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration

   • to admit a serious thought into the mind
   • to admit evidence in the trial of a cause
   • A ticket admits one into a playhouse.
2. 2

   To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege

   To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.

   • to admit an attorney to practice law
   • The prisoner was admitted to bail.
3. 3

   To concede as true

   To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).

   • the argument or fact is admitted
   • He admitted his guilt.
   • She admitted taking drugs / she admitted to taking drugs.
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   1. 4

      To be capable of

      To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.

      • The words do not admit such a construction.
      • Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing.
      • There is no tree admits of transplantation so well as the Elm, for a tree of twenty years growth will admit of a remove.
   2. 5

      To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission.

      • Circumstances do not admit of this.
      • The text does not admit of this interpretation.
   3. 6

      To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.

The neighborhood

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